Comments on: Powell weighs in on Harvard casehttp://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2009/07/29/powell-weighs-in-on-harvard-case/
Tracking U.S. politicsTue, 03 Mar 2015 22:28:51 +0000hourly1http://wordpress.org/?v=3.8.3By: airplanehttp://blogs.reuters.com/talesfromthetrail/2009/07/29/powell-weighs-in-on-harvard-case/comment-page-1/#comment-394256
Thu, 30 Jul 2009 13:33:26 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=18718#comment-394256The blacks serving in congress were very fast to get together and side with Obama, I would think that some whites were not impressed, at this unnessary act, and will cast a no vote on Obama health care in revenge, It becomming clear that Obama has split the USA, much more then Bush.
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Thu, 30 Jul 2009 12:17:41 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=18718#comment-394228I just think it’s unfair to the cop in this situation. He has been under ORDERS not to talk about this incident by his superiors. But Gates, the mayor, the governor, and the president have not problems talking about it, FOLKS we are only hearing one side. So don’t tell me , both sides over-reacted. The arrest was real, nobody wants to question the Mayor and the DA and ask if pressure was applied to case to CLOSE it.
You guys have never been in situation where your boss told you to shut up and the other guy spread stuff about you to everybody and you couldn’t do anything about it. I feel sorry for this cop. The word “racism” is a very charged word and shouldn’t be used to destroy lives like it does without backing it up. Cop should sue.
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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:12:35 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=18718#comment-394104I agree with WSP and Dawn. And it’s incumbent on the cop, who is the “official” in this scenario, to have the cooler head and not let things get out of control. He supposedly teaches sensitivity training? I’m not impressed. If he really DID have that training (and ESPECIALLY if he teaches it to other cops) he would have recognized the potential volatility of the situation ahead of time and controlled it. I’ve been involved in cross-cultural relations and sensitivity training for 20 years. You learn VERY early to recognize a potential situation, and you control that situation by using respect. And if things get out of hand, you know how to quickly diffuse it, again, by using respect. Above all, you don’t let yourself OR the other party escalate a situation.
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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 19:07:45 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=18718#comment-394101Powell is sensible.

I also tend to agree with Professor Gates. Probably people have never travelled long distance. You just crave to be at home and fall asleep… Imagine that you find door jammed and then you have to answer police who for some strange reason, cannot ask politely.

I also think east coast police needs some training.. I find that everyone overspeeds and puts really dark tinted mirrors on cars (really dangerous), but police is mute spectators. I used to respect law when I landed here from West coast.. but within a year, I have no respect for road manners and surely respect police a lot less. Sorry.

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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 18:40:57 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=18718#comment-394094I guess the door is open for any of Obama’s friends to act in any manner they wish. Obama and his propaganda corps will get them off as Obama has time to personally settle reverse discrimination suits. North Korea and Iran will have to wait.
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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 16:07:26 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=18718#comment-394061Super response from Powell. Both sides in this issues made mistakes, time to drop the matter and not turn it into something it doesn’t have to be. Powell isn’t being racist here at all, not sure what article you’re reading, Charles.
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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:51:29 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=18718#comment-394056Are you guys kidding? Yes, police officers are underpaid and have a stressful job and I’m thankful we have them. But Dr. Gates, just returned from a (probably grueling) international flight to find his front door jammed and then he gets confronted by the police and accused of breaking into his own house. You don’t expect him to be worked up enough to smart-off to a cop who challenges him in his own home (illegally, by the way, from everything I’ve heard posted by lawyers)? The police don’t have the right to arrest you for being a smart-ass to them in your own home. In fact, can they even bother you for doing anything in your own home without a warrant or probable cause? Disturbing the peace is basically an arrest-me-for-any-reason-you-want charge, that can be applied to anyone who is visibly angry…
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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:55:41 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=18718#comment-393983This is really disturbing. The job of a police officer is hard enough, but now his job is undermined. I can see it now. It won’t matter what the reason is, it will be assumed it is racist.

I think this was all a set up and the losers will be the police officers and our safety.

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Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:34:37 +0000http://blogs.reuters.com/frontrow/?p=18718#comment-393981This is another example of Powells racist views, along with his indorsment of Obama who stands for all the things Powell claims he supports. Gates teaches racism at a public school and will do anything to futher his position.
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